Monthly Archives: March 2013

Mali’s coup, one year on

Posted on March 22, 2013 by brucewhitehouse

It was a year ago this morning that we woke up in Bamako to a changed reality. Soldiers at a barracks outside the city had mutinied against their commanders, taken over state broadcasting and the presidential palace, and toppled the … Continue reading →

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Six steps to fix a broken Mali

Posted on March 18, 2013 by brucewhitehouse

It’s too soon to declare Operation Serval a success, and there are already concerns about its eventual end, but the French-led military intervention in Mali has at least brought the country back from the brink of disaster, and opened up … Continue reading →

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The north, the army, and the junta

Posted on March 6, 2013 by brucewhitehouse

The Chadian government’s announcement of the deaths of two top commanders of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Abou Zeid and Mokhtar Belmokhtar, made headlines in the last week — although the French and Malian governments have so far given … Continue reading →

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